Friday, December 30, 2011

Mt. Baldy with Abigail - 6.24.11

Abigail at the stream crossing a 1/4 mile from the trail head


The south-side cliffs of Mt Baldy near the summit

Hard to see it, but Lake Superior is just beyond the last rolling hill near the summit of the mountain





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Near the end of the run, the fog cleared, rocks and dirt trails gave way to sand and Abigail was far ahead



At the top of the mountain we posed for a wet photo and then started picking our way over and around the rocks, through the high bushes and along the cliffs to the trail head where Michaela and Marci waited for us



































 




Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Trails are Open - April 17, 2011

Last April, 14 year old Elly & I ran 17 to see the trails had just started to open - the snow was melting & on this day, the sun was shining brightly. We ran 4 miles together - the longest she had gone in quite a while - & she was a proud puppy indeed - tired as could be...but proud. 

Winter Solstice - December 22, 2011

Today Kat & I ran Trail 17 to the Maasto Hihto trials into Hancock & back. The trails were solid except for the bike trails which tended to be like wet beach sand. I stopped a few times to take pictures & to enjoy this new winter day.